optics
Example Sentences
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If the city continues to rebuild for the sake of optics rather than for resilience, it is choosing the spectacle over saving lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The juxtaposition of events — escalating geopolitical pressure abroad and the promotion of a high-profile combat sports spectacle at home — has drawn attention for its optics.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
See more: These 6 stocks could be major winners of an upcoming optics ‘supercycle’
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And what about all those other words ending in ics—economics, ethics, optics, politics, and so on?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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